STARTING AND DRIVING
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Towing
Towing the V60 Twin Engine is not permitted.
When moving the car it must be transported
(p. 318) raised up with all the wheels on a
recovery vehicle's platform.
When towing another car
Towing another car consumes a lot of energy -
use drive mode AWD. This then charges the
hybrid battery, in combination with improving the
car's driving characteristics and roadholding, see
Drive system - drive modes (p. 268).
Jump starting
Do not tow the car to bump start the engine. Use
a donor battery if the starter battery is discharged
and the engine does not start, see Jump starting
with another battery (p. 266).
IMPORTANT
The electric drive motor and the catalytic con-
verter may be damaged during attempts to
tow-start the car.
Related information
•
Hazard warning flashers (p. 99)
•
Towing eye (p. 317)
•
Recovery (p. 318)
Towing eye
The towing eye is screwed into a threaded
socket behind a cover on the rear right-hand
side of the bumper.
Attaching the towing eye
Take out the towing eye, which is located
behind the panel on the left-hand side of the
cargo area.
The cover for the towing eye's attachment
point is available in two variants which must
be opened in different ways:
•
Open the variant with a recess using a
coin or similar inserted in the recess, turn-
ing it outwards. Then turn out the cover
completely and remove it.
•
The second variant has a marking along
one side or in a corner: Press the marking
with a finger and fold out the opposite
side/corner at the same time using a coin
or similar - the cover turns around its axis
and can then be removed.
Screw the towing eye right in up to its flange.
Turn in the towing eye firmly e.g. using the
wheel wrench.
After use, unscrew the towing eye and return
it to its place.
Finish by refitting the cover onto the bumper.
The towing eye may be used to pull the car up
onto a recovery vehicle with a flatbed platform.
The car's position and ground clearance deter-
mine whether it is possible. If the slope of the
recovery vehicle's ramp is too steep, or if the
ground clearance under the car is inadequate,
then the car may be damaged if you try to pull it
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